Police identified the victim as James Johnson, 22, of the 6800 block of Harlem Avenue in West Baltimore. He had been found in the 1300 block of Laurens Street just after 1:30 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso and head, according to police, who responded to reports of a shooting. He was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m.

A 31-year-old man who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Baltimore after he pleaded guilty to possessing 5.9 grams of marijuana won an appeal Wednesday invalidating the plea — raising the possibility that he will be released.